'Kareem took full responsibility for his egregious actions and showed true remorse,' Cleveland's GM says

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Updated: 4:06 PM EST Feb 11, 2019

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WEBVTT INVESTIGATION INTO A NIGHTCLUB BRAWL IN KANSAS CITY INVOLVING FORMER CHIEFS RUNNING BACK KAREEM HUNT. LARA: INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER MATT FLENER KEEPS UNCOVERING NEW DETAILS ON THIS STOR MATT: KMBC 9NEWS REVIEWED KANSAS CITY POLICE RECORDS SHOWING NO ONE FROM THE NFL OR THE CHIEFS GOT THIS OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT ON KAREEM HUNT UNTIL THE DAY AFTER NEWS BECAME PUBLIC ABOUT THAT JANUARY INCIDENT AT THE MOSAIC NIGHTCLUB THE NFL DID GET A POLICE REPORT FROM KCPD BACK IN MAY. BUT A SPOKESMAN TOLD US TODAY AN NFL SECURITY OFFICIAL ONLY RECEIVED A CONFIRMATION EMAIL, SAYING THE CASE WOULD NOT PROSECUTED. THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT NFL SECURITY OFFICIAL DID NOT WANT THE OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT THAT REPORT WOULD’VE SHOWED ACCUSATIONS OF HUNT KICKING A MAN. THE MAN ULTIMATELY DECIDED NOT TO PRESS CHARGES. IT BRINGS UP MORE QUESTIONS ON JUST HOW DEEP THE NFL WENT INTO INVESTIGATING KAREEM HUNT. AS HE RAN FOR MORE THAN 800 YARDS AND 7 TOUCHDOWNS THIS SEASON FOR THE CHI

Running back Kareem Hunt, who was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs after video showed him shoving and kicking a woman, will return to an NFL team.The Cleveland Browns announced Monday they had signed Hunt, who appeared in 27 games for the Chiefs in his first two seasons in the NFL.Hunt was cut from the Chiefs in December after TMZ Sports released surveillance video showing him shoving and kicking a woman in a February incident at a Cleveland hotel.Former Chiefs general manager John Dorsey drafted Hunt in Kansas City, and now he's gambling again as the Browns' general manager. Dorsey said he has a good understanding of the situation.“My relationship and interaction with Kareem since 2016 in college was an important part of this decision making process, but we then did extensive due diligence with many individuals, including clinical professionals, to have a better understanding of the person he is today and whether it was prudent to sign him," Dorsey said."There were two important factors: one is that Kareem took full responsibility for his egregious actions and showed true remorse and secondly, just as importantly, he is undergoing and is committed to necessary professional treatment and a plan that has been clearly laid out.”Hunt apologized again for his actions."What I did was wrong and inexcusable," Hunt said. "That is not the man I was raised to be, and I’ve learned a great deal from that experience and certainly should have been more truthful about it after the fact. I’m extremely grateful that John Dorsey, Dee and Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns organization are granting me the opportunity to earn their trust and represent their organization in the best way possible on and off the field. "I am committed to following the necessary steps to learn and to be a better and healthier person from this situation. I also understand the expectations that the Browns have clearly laid out and that I have to earn my way back to the NFL. I’m a work in progress as a person, but I’m committed to taking advantage of the support systems that I have in place to become the best and healthier version of myself.”This report originated from KMBC-TV.

BEREA, Ohio —

Running back Kareem Hunt, who was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs after video showed him shoving and kicking a woman, will return to an NFL team.

The Cleveland Browns announced Monday they had signed Hunt, who appeared in 27 games for the Chiefs in his first two seasons in the NFL.

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Hunt was cut from the Chiefs in December after TMZ Sports released surveillance video showing him shoving and kicking a woman in a February incident at a Cleveland hotel.

Former Chiefs general manager John Dorsey drafted Hunt in Kansas City, and now he's gambling again as the Browns' general manager. Dorsey said he has a good understanding of the situation.

“My relationship and interaction with Kareem since 2016 in college was an important part of this decision making process, but we then did extensive due diligence with many individuals, including clinical professionals, to have a better understanding of the person he is today and whether it was prudent to sign him," Dorsey said.

"There were two important factors: one is that Kareem took full responsibility for his egregious actions and showed true remorse and secondly, just as importantly, he is undergoing and is committed to necessary professional treatment and a plan that has been clearly laid out.”

Hunt apologized again for his actions.

"What I did was wrong and inexcusable," Hunt said. "That is not the man I was raised to be, and I’ve learned a great deal from that experience and certainly should have been more truthful about it after the fact. I’m extremely grateful that John Dorsey, Dee and Jimmy Haslam and the Cleveland Browns organization are granting me the opportunity to earn their trust and represent their organization in the best way possible on and off the field.

"I am committed to following the necessary steps to learn and to be a better and healthier person from this situation. I also understand the expectations that the Browns have clearly laid out and that I have to earn my way back to the NFL. I’m a work in progress as a person, but I’m committed to taking advantage of the support systems that I have in place to become the best and healthier version of myself.”

Former Chiefs’ GM John Dorsey drafted Kareem Hunt in Kansas City and he now he is gambling again on Hunt as the Browns’ general manager.